WORLD: Russia vs. Georgia part 2?

[Hanover Fist]

Last week Russia formally notified NATO that any plans it had to train with Georgian forces should be canceled.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07a43330-2...nclick_check=1

This week they moved 22 warships from the Black Sea fleet to hold maneuvers close to Georgian coast.
http://informationdissemination.blog...sea-fleet.html

Now comes reports from EU diplomats that Russia has started massing troops again at the Georgian border in violation of the cease fire.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/..._Da1gD97N2Q6O2
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldN...53F5E120090416

Then in the latest news, gunfire has been exchanged along the border.
http://weartv.com/template/inews_wir...artv.com.shtml

[NoGravitas]

Any idea what set this in motion?

[mongo]

russia wanted to watch snow white, georgia wanted bambi.

[Hanover Fist]

Originally Posted by NoGravitas

Any idea what set this in motion?

They apparently don't use that cute little "reset" button thingy that Sec. Clinton gave them at that press conference. I'm guessing they have a different button that has "finish it" written on it.

[NoGravitas]

Well the moral of this story is dont piss off a neighbouring country that holds grudges with a military that makes yours look like a small child with a water pistol.

[Archetype]

Originally Posted by NoGravitas

Well the moral of this story is dont piss off a neighbouring country that holds grudges with a military that makes yours look like a small child with a water pistol.

If you look closely, there's also something in there about not making run-on sentences that really don't need to be run-on sentences when you can get the point across in four words.

[mongo]

perhaps logging out forever is an order.

[NoGravitas]

Harsh. But yay just got 100 posts.

[mongo]

no you didn't.

[mongo]

no pRon 4 you!

leave!

come back 4 years!

[mongo]

does it matter what post i delete? they all fucking suck.

[mongo]

i win!

[Billy]

More like No100posts

[Le Goat]

fuck yeah, liveleak will pick up!

[Rover]

Originally Posted by NoGravitas

Any idea what set this in motion?

Obama's election. And he's spent the last month projecting the weakest foreign policy imaginable.

[Das Kahlua]

Originally Posted by NoGravitas

Any idea what set this in motion?

Yup, but I'm not telling you.

[Okie Medicvet]

Oh sure, it's Obama's fault that that entire region seems bound and determined to find glass parking lots somewhere, even if it means setting off a few nukes to do it.

Not that there's any history or anything behind all this.

[Das Kahlua]

Originally Posted by Okie Medicvet

Oh sure, it's Obama's fault that that entire region seems bound and determined to find glass parking lots somewhere, even if it means setting off a few nukes to do it.

Not that there's any history or anything behind all this.

Nope, it's because we elected a commie negro.

[taters]

Originally Posted by Rover

Obama's election. And he's spent the last month projecting the weakest foreign policy imaginable.

Yes, because McCain or any other American presidents threats would matter to Putin or mededvev (whatever his name is).

The US will never engage Russia militarily unless its in retaliation for direct attack on our soil. Even if we could afford it (which the entire world is well aware at this point we cant). What threat could Obama possibly make to Russia that would matter?

[Okie Medicvet]

If we have troops in direct contact with Russia's troops and there is a conflict, it could go so sour in so many ways it ain't even funny. And it has almost happened in the past...matter of fact, it was thisclose to happening when the Olympics were going on.

[taters]

^ Exactly. The mortality rate of Iraq would be a pleasurable memory compared to such a conflict, and thats not even taking the nuclear escalation effect into account.

[Claydon]

Russia wants control of the pipelines and the petroleum flowing out through georgia. plain and simple

[fuldstændigamok]

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[fuldstændigamok]

DEAR GOD
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Claydon]

Originally Posted by fuldstændigamok

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OO!

I felt the same way when you assholes decided you wanted back into nato after the rest of us ousted the russians.